Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-11-09
HINTS FOR COFFEE DRINKERS.
a Leading Dealer Gives His Opinion.
Where the Best Coffee Is Raised.

veterans of the cotfee trade, THAT prices
Of all coifees sold in this country are based
upon the prices given for a coffee which
is never even mentioned by retail houses.
That is Brazilian. All the coffee grown
In that emuire is called Rio or Santos,
after Rio Janeiro and neighboring port.
With other coffees we make specially of
stating where each is grown, but not with
Rios. These cofrees are graded by num-
bers from TO 10 according 10 their ex-
cellence, and the prices of other coiiees
are regulated by what these fetch. The
other cofrees may be roughly classified as
Javas and Central Americas. and the con-
sumption of each in this country may he
set down as Rios Javas l-s, Central
Americas in relative proportion. y
''How is il, asked the reporter, that
Rio is never named by retailers:
There is prejudice against it. and
millions of people are drinking 1t in ig-
norance who have in their imaginations
forswon it. How can it be otherwise
when they insist upon cheap coffee: Most
of it is sold. perhaps nearly all of it is
sold. by roasters under firm brand.
The northwestern states, Wisconsin. MIN
nesota and far off Colorado, are peculiar.
They will not touch poor or medium Rios,
and there is no trade there save in high
priced Central Americas and Jayas and
the very best specialtics of Rios
''What do you mean by Government
Javas:'
''Why, the Dutch government holds
four public auction sales Of coffee at Ba-
tavia, in the island Of Java, during each
year, and the coffee is sold in piculs or
bags weighing 1886 pounds. AT these
sales the coffee is classified according TO
the locality where il is raised, and we
wholesalers buy il as interior or Ankola,
or Aver Bangles, or Mandeling, and on
each Of these occasions from 10000 to
$4,000 piculs are disposed Of. This sys-
tenn makes the Dutch government re-
sponsitne for the quality of the coffee,
and the title Cover ment Java is there
fore good and significant one. Java
coffee improves ou the voyage. / can
show you samples Of some which were
shipped as green is so many aquamarIne
stones.Nnd wher we received them the
berries were Of golden color and had
ripened beautifully. That enhanced the
value three cents a pound.
"How do you get your Java here? Do
you own the ships that bring it 10 this
port
"No; and isn't it a dreadful COM
mentary upon our system that though
the consumption is so large of Java it all
comes to Us in Dutch, Swedish, Nor
wegian or English sailing vessels: There
is not a single American vessel engaged
in transporting Java coffee TO this coun-
try. Ceylon coffee we don't use. for the
bad kind is not worth having and the
good kind is monopolized by the Eng
lish, and very costly it is. What Mocha
we use comes to us through English
sources. Our flag is hardly known in
eastern waters today. may tell YOU
that we who are in the business have not
very high opinion of Mocha. Some
people are crazy about it, but we think
that a matter Of pure sentiment, and
believe that Mocha obtained its reputa.
ton by being the first coffee brought TO
Europe. 1t has all the appearance Of
being wild berry, and our experts say
that it cannot he distinguished from the
wild coffee Of Hayti. This. no doubt. is
awful heresy, but that's the way coffee
men look at il. In the northwestern
states now, where there seems TO lie a
singular appreciation Of really good
coffee, there is no demand for Mocha.
(Which do you prefer
.'As general thing like the flavor Of
laya, which is very pleasing and full of
aroma and is soft and smooth to the PAL
ate, leaving no after taste in the mouth.
Rios are strong and coarse and bitter and
teave a somewhat muddy after taste,
which no doubt comes from the Brazilian
coffee plantations being on low lands.
Costa Rica is fine in flavor and excellent
IN aroma. but it leaves an acid flavor in
the mouth. The Guatemala coifees are
very superior and are making their way
among connoisseurs. They are about on
par with the LaguayTa coffee from the
neighborhood OF Caracas. There is a
grade Of Laguava which comes from the
neighbOrhOod Of Puerto CabellO and is by
no means so fine. The great expectation
of Venezuelan coffee. however, is from
the MaracaibO region and this is full of
aroma but rougher than Caracas. and it
leaves somewhat Of a diSagreeab!e after
taste, at least some does, that probably
which is raised upon low lands. You may
lay this down as a law, that the higher
the elevation at which coffee is grown,
the finer il is in every way"
(which is the coffee that is grown at
the highest elevation!''
IL should not wonder if the highest
coffee plantations were found to he on the
slopes of the Himalayas in India. hut that
very fine grade of English coffee does not
come 10 us. We have, however. some
grown in the neighborhood Of Bogota in
Ecuador at an elevation Of 5000 feet
above the level of the sea, and 1t is ex-
quisite 10 look at. exquisite TO smell and
exquisite 10 drink. The berries are a
bright green, transparent and waxy, and
OF remarkable uniformity Of size. Some
sota and comes 10 Panama by sea, bul
some Of il is packed ON the backs of bur
ros or small hardy donkeys. not mules
and is carried over the mountains by land
20 Panama. Each burro carries two lag
weighing fifty pounds each, and pursue:
its path through awfully precipitous roads
with cheerfulness and diligence. was
down in that part Of the world. and il
seemed TO me that the donkey was far
ahead OF the mule for mountain work. "
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